Susan Todd is lying about her record. Once an activist for the gubernatorial campaign of liberal Democrat Tony Sanchez, Todd is now trying to hide her past support of him in order to win her race for state representative district 97 in the GOP Primary.
After making it clear they support tax-raisers in the GOP Primary, the Dallas Morning News is again shilling against conservatives – expressing their approval of Straus-friendly business interests preparing to keep the TEA Party from “running the show” during the 2013 legislative session.
If voters in HD 7 had any question how Tommy Merritt would legislate if he were re-elected, his frank admission of wanting to recklessly spend the Rainy Day Fund removed all doubt.
Apparently the Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees didn’t learn their lesson last November. After being exposed for spending less than 25% of their money on instruction, taxpayers flunked a proposal to hike property tax rates up to the maximum allowed by law. Now, the school board is calling on the state for more money.
Much to the chagrin of the liberal pundits and bloggers in Austin, Gov. Rick Perry isn’t going away quietly. If his effort to promote the Texas Budget Compact and string of recent endorsements are any indication, Perry is gearing to be the leader in the fight for conservative reforms this coming session.
Sometimes, it was hard for voters to remember that Tommy Merritt was a Republican. The former state representative from Longview was one of the worst performing Republicans in the entire Texas Legislature, prompting his constituents to replace him with David Simpson, a true conservative leader.
Would you consider firing yourself if you didn’t have enough work to do? That’s what the City Manager of Keller, TX did. Yes, you read that right. A government employee is including his own position in a round of budget cuts. Take note, because you may never see this type of fiduciary responsibility in government ever again.
On last night’s statewide conference call, Gov. Rick Perry made one thing explicitly clear: he will not support raising taxes nor using any of the Rainy Day Fund to pay for the Women’s Health Program. His bold call for fiscal responsibility stands in stark contrast to Speaker Joe Straus’ push for more revenue.
Conservatives in Senate District 9 have a clearly distinct choice this spring with the match-up between proven-conservative Kelly Hancock and low-performing lackey Todd Smith. Both men have established records as members of the Texas House. That’s good for Mr. Hancock, and bad for Mr. Smith.
Even though the Austin Police Department says it needs more operators in their 911 dispatch center, the Austin City Council is moving forward with a plan to spend millions of dollars on something apparently more important to them – bike-lane bridges — while everyone that pays gasoline taxes in the state is helping foot the bill.